Custom menu/tools on forms - Sreekuma

18-Aug-07 02:56:00
i have a database for which all forms are opening in mazimize or dialog. Now
I want to put some custom menu/tools for controling activities like close,
cancel, update, print, new etc. For this presently I am using command buttons
placed o form footer. Is there any way to place this in a menubar or tool bar
which will be available at the top of the form, when the form is opend in
maximize or dialog.
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Skumar
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Custom menu/tools on forms - Steve

18-Aug-07 01:52:02
Yes you can create custom menubars and toolbars. Note that Access is an MDI
application and all the forms etc that you create are always child windows.
Your customtoolbar will display in your application window. You can choose to
dock it and lock it to the top of the screen or you cn allow it to be
moveable (floating) just like Access' default menu.

You can also create your own custom Shortcut menus that pop up when you
click the right mouse button.

You can create multiple custom menu/toolbars. Forms and Reports have a
property that allows you to associate a particular menu/toolbar with it.

Steve
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Custom menu/tools on forms - Sreekuma

20-Aug-07 12:26:06
This is not actually i requested. All my forms are opening in maximize or
dialog with pop up property set to 'yes'. In that case I could not place a
custom menu/tool bar. Is there any way to show custom menu/tool bar on a form
which is opend as maximize/dialoge with pop up property set to 'yes'. Please
help me.
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Skumar
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Custom menu/tools on forms - Sreekuma

20-Aug-07 12:40:01
This is not actually i requested. All my forms are opening in maximize or
dialog with pop up property set to 'yes'. In that case I could not place a
custom menu/tool bar. Is there any way to show custom menu/tool bar on a form
which is opend as maximize/dialoge with pop up property set to 'yes'. Please
help me.
--
Skumar
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Custom menu/tools on forms - Rick Brandt

20-Aug-07 07:25:25
Access forms do not support menus or toolbars, but you can use buttons, labels,
and ComboBoxes to simulate them.  You can even open right-click menus when
clicking those items to simulate a drop-down menu with submenus.

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Rick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP
Email (as appropriate) to...
RBrandt   at   Hunter   dot   com
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